000 ABNT20 KNHC 301738 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2014 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased in association with a low pressure area located about 125 miles east of Melbourne, Florida. Environmental conditions are becoming more conducive for development, and only a slight increase in organization would result in the formation of a tropical depression. This system is moving southwestward at around and 5 mph but is expected to turn westward tonight and northward by Wednesday near the east Florida coast. A turn toward the northeast near the southeastern U.S. coast is expected by Thursday. An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is en route to investigate the disturbance. If this system becomes a tropical cyclone, a tropical storm watch could be required for portions of the central or northern Atlantic coast of Florida. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Kimberlain/Franklin